Inventor · Houston, TX, US

Joseph Thorman

38Patents
8h-index
37Co-inventors
75Inventor score

Filing activity: May 29, 2003 → May 11, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8399726B2 Reactors and processes for the oxidative coupling of hydrocarbons Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 67 Active
US8912381B2 Process for the oxidative coupling of methane Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 59 Active
US8796497B2 Process for the oxidative coupling of hydrocarbons Chemistry; Metallurgy 58 Active
US8729328B2 Process for the oxidative coupling of hydrocarbons Chemistry; Metallurgy 57 Active
US8450546B2 Process for the oxidative coupling of hydrocarbons Chemistry; Metallurgy 57 Active
US9371257B2 Reactors and processes for the oxidative coupling of hydrocarbons Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 23 Active
US7169727B2 Process for forming a ziegler-natta catalyst system having a controlled morphology Chemistry; Metallurgy 22 Expired
US8759243B2 Multi-component catalyst systems and polymerization processes for forming in-situ heterophasic copolymers and/or varying the xylene solubles content of polyolefins Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 19 Active
US7078468B2 Polymerization catalyst system using di-sec-butyldimethoxysilane for preparation of polypropylene Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Expired
US7446167B2 Catalyst deactivation agents and methods for use of same Chemistry; Metallurgy 8 Expired
US9708479B2 Multistage process for producing polyethylene compositions Chemistry; Metallurgy 6 Active
US10364310B2 Process for producing polyethylene Chemistry; Metallurgy 6 Active
US10118977B2 Ziegler-natta catalyst and preparation thereof Chemistry; Metallurgy 4 Active
US7851578B2 Succinate-containing polymerization catalyst system using n-butylmethyldimethoxysilane for preparation of polypropylene film grade resins Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US8278403B2 Multi-component catalyst systems and polymerization processes for forming broad composition distribution polymers Chemistry; Metallurgy 2 Active
US8791040B2 Catalysts containing nano-materials and methods of making and using same Chemistry; Metallurgy 1 Active
US6767857B1 Process for forming a Ziegler-Natta catalyst system having a controlled morphology Chemistry; Metallurgy 1 Expired
US8318999B2 Method of coupling a carbon source with toluene to form a styrene ethylbenzene Chemistry; Metallurgy 1 Active
US8785705B2 Use of a co-feed in the coupling of toluene with a carbon source Chemistry; Metallurgy 1 Active
US7163905B2 Polymerization catalyst system using di-sec-butyldimethoxysilane for preparation of polypropylene Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Expired
US8999258B2 Reactors and processes for the oxidative coupling of hydrocarbons Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US9227887B2 Process for the oxidative coupling of hydrocarbons Chemistry; Metallurgy 0 Active
US8258359B2 Alkylation of toluene to form styrene and ethylbenzene Chemistry; Metallurgy 0 Active
US9764996B2 Catalysts containing nano-materials and methods of making and using same Chemistry; Metallurgy 0 Active
US7645834B2 Catalyst system for production of polyolefins Chemistry; Metallurgy 0 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.